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What foods can I try at Taste of Minnesota?

The free weekend event offers food, art, music and activities in downtown Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS — Feeling hungry for a Taste of Minnesota? 

Don't worry, KARE 11 News at Noon got a preview of the delicious foods that will be sold at the free weekend event on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. The two-day festival takes place July 6 and 7 on Nicollet Mall and runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

Here's a few of the items you can look forward to:

El Burrito Mercado offers elote which is roasted Mexican corn with crema and Tajin; and esquites, which is corn in a cup. 

Nikkolette's Macarons offers boxes of delicious macarons. 

Kenny's Meatball Wagon serves, you guessed it, meatballs. 

Thai Thai Street Food is serving KARE 11 a chicken bowl with fried rice, chicken satay, cream cheese wontons and egg rolls. 

POLJAM is a combination of Polish and Jamaican favorites, with the highlights as curry chicken perogies, beef patties and oxtails. 

ParraLily Food Truck is bringing a handful of barbecue eats with dill-seasoned hand-cut fries with dilly ranch dipping sauce, blackened catfish Po'Boy and a hot dog with kimchi and spicy aioli. 

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